SHOP TILL YOU DROP: Dramatic Play PE Locomotor Skills Game
Get ready to SHOP TILL YOU DROP in PE class. This super creative, fun, and exciting LOCOMOTOR SKILLS GAME combines skipping and galloping with dramatic play, fitness exercises, social skills, and even good manners.
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This Locomotor Skills Game can easily be played and enjoyed by preschool students all the way up to fifth grade PE students.
It’s also a great indoor recess activity, homeschool game, or even a fun activity to play with your SEL and Social Skills small groups or classes.
SHOP TILL YOU DROP: Locomotor Skills Game
READY! SET! LET’S SHOP TILL WE DROP!
First, let’s take a few moments to gather the equipment you’ll need to play SHOP TILL YOU DROP!
Equipment Needed
Alright, to play SHOP TILL YOU DROP with your physical education classes you will need:
- 4-6 HULA HOOPS
- 4-6 BINS or BASKETS
- A Bunch of SMALL STUFF TO “SELL” (bean bags, small balls, rubber chickens, beanie babies, food squishies – whatever you have on hand)
- Several SHOPPING or GROCERY BAGS
Easy Game Set-Up
FIRST, spread the hula hoops out on the gym floor.
THEN, choose a few students (depending on class size) to be the store owners. Explain that each hula hoop represents a store and each store owner should stand inside of their hula hoop/store.
NEXT, give each store owner a basket filled with goodies/items to sell in their store (bean bags, small balls, toys, etc.).
FINALLY, give each of the remaining students one shopping bag.
HOW TO PLAY – Shop Till You Drop
OBJECT OF GAME: Collect the most store items during each round!
When the game begins, the shoppers will “SKIP” (or gallop, hop, etc.) to a store of their choice and choose something from the basket that they want to “BUY”.
As payment for their product, instead of using money to buy the item, the store owner will decide what exercise they want the shopper to do. (Examples: “Please do 5 Jumping Jacks, 5 Push-Ups, 1 Jog around the Gym, 3 Cartwheels, etc.”)
After the shopper completes the exercise, the store owner drops the item into the shopper’s bag.
The shopper must then say “THANK YOU” to the store owner. Then they can skip to another store and do the same thing.
Play for a few minutes and then have the shoppers count up how many items they collected. The shopper with the most items WINS the round.Â
SWITCH ROLES – choose new store owners and new shoppers and play another round.
Game Teaching Tips and Accommodations
TIP #1: I like to have the shoppers move from store to store practicing different locomotor skills each round – SKIPPING, GALLOPING, etc. This locomotor skills game is a great way for PE teachers to stand back and assess student locomotor skill progress.
TIP #2: It’s fun to play an upbeat, shopping themed song when playing SHOP TILL YOU DROP. My favorite is “SHOP TILL WE DROP” by Harmonix Empire. It’s exactly 3 minutes long so it’s the perfect amount of time for each new round.
TIP #3: I make a rule where shoppers must say “THANK YOU” to the store owner after they place the item in their bag.
If a shopper leaves the store owner’s shop without saying “THANK YOU” to them, the store owner can chase after them, tag them, and take the item back, after gently reminding them that they forgot to say “THANK YOU”.
It’s a super fun way to teach the importance of being polite and using good manners. The kids have an absolute blast with this extra fun rule.
WATCH: How to Play – SHOP TILL YOU DROP
So, what do you say? Why not blast some “clean” and upbeat PE music , maybe tell a few funny sports jokes and bring the excitement of SHOP TILL YOU DROP (Locomotor Skills Game) to your gymnasium TODAY!
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It’s also a very easy emergency PE lesson plan to leave for a substitute teacher. Just print off, gather the equipment and you’re good to go.
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